Frontiers in Psychology | Media Psychology

Review

Published on 26 Sep 2024

Research trends on parasocial interactions and relationships with media characters. A review of 281 English and German-language studies from 2016 to 2020

in Media Psychology

Holger Schramm
Nicole Liebers
Laurenz Biniak
Franca Dettmar

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1418564

8,142 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2024

Exploring the links between type and content of virtual background use during videoconferencing and videoconference fatigue

in Media Psychology

Benjamin J. Li
Heng Zhang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1408481

13,075 views

Editorial

Published on 16 Sep 2024

Editorial: Coping with an AI-saturated world: psychological dynamics and outcomes of AI-mediated communication

in Media Psychology

Anfan Chen
Richard Evans
Runxi Zeng

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1479981

1,720 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Sep 2024

Navigating virtual selves: validation of the German version of the presentation of online self scale

in Media Psychology

Lynne Marie Stöven
Philipp Yorck Herzberg
Fabio Ibrahim

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1435691

1,386 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Sep 2024

Michael is better than Mehmet: exploring the perils of algorithmic biases and selective adherence to advice from automated decision support systems in hiring

in Media Psychology

Astrid Marieke Rosenthal-von der Pütten
Alexandra Sach

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1416504

2,039 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Sep 2024

What else is new about social media influencers? Uncovering their relation and content strategies, and the downsides of being famous

in Media Psychology

Chen Lou
Xuan Zhou

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1437384

4,163 views

Correction

Published on 30 Aug 2024

Corrigendum: How incidental and intentional news exposure in social media relate to political knowledge and voting intentions

in Media Psychology

Jana H. Dreston
German Neubaum

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1476279

624 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 30 Aug 2024

Regression in the service of bibliotherapy—What can “Captain Underpants” teach us?

in Media Psychology

Sarit Ifrah

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1379115

1,221 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Aug 2024

Virtual reality and travel anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: the moderating role of blockade intensity

in Media Psychology

Qingjin Wang
Renbo Shi
Kaiyun Zhang
Xiao Liu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1287765

1,637 views

Conceptual Analysis

Published on 29 Aug 2024

Seeing others suffer and enjoying it? The Model of Individual and Social Appraisals of Misfortunes of others in media reception

in Media Psychology

Lilian Suter
Katrin Döveling

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1437721

1,654 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Aug 2024

Unlocking play willingness: the dual pathways of curiosity drive and downward social comparison in game advertising

in Media Psychology

Dai Zetian
Xue Juan
Du Jiaxin
Wee Hoe Tan

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1374649

1,289 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 22 Aug 2024

Effects of verbatim repetition of the headline message on the proceed button on click-through rates in online retail

in Media Psychology

Florian Kutzner
Florian K. G. Ermark
Julian Fornoff
Michaela Wänke

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1187798

966 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Aug 2024

Effects of social media use on employment anxiety among Chinese youth: the roles of upward social comparison, online social support and self-esteem

in Media Psychology

Ting Jin
Yanshan Chen
Ke Zhang

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1398801

3,333 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Aug 2024

Impact of media dependence: how emotional interactions between users and chat robots affect human socialization?

in Media Psychology

Ziying Yuan
Xiaoliang Cheng
Yujing Duan

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1388860

5,110 views
4 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 16 Aug 2024

Taking it to the extreme: prevalence and nature of extremist sentiment in games

in Media Psychology

Rachel Kowert
Elizabeth Kilmer
Alex Newhouse

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1410620

2,038 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 16 Aug 2024

The impact of health information echo chambers on older adults avoidance behavior: the mediating role of information fatigue and the moderating role of trait mindfulness

in Media Psychology

Fuxiu Zhong
Chenyu Gu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1412515

2,111 views
1 citation